Politics of the Late Roman Republic

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When did Sulla step down from his dictatorship?

81 BC

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When was Sulla’s consulship

80 BC

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When did Sulla become a private citizen

79 BC

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When did Sulla die?

78 BC

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When was Cicero’s quaestorship?

75 BC

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Where was Cicero’s quaestorship

Sicily

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When was Verres’ governorship?

73-71 BC

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Where was Verres’ governorship?

Sicily

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When was the consulship of Pompey and Crassus?

70 BC

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When did Cicero prosecute Verres?

70 BC

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When was Cicero’s aedileship?

69 BC

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When and where was Caesar’s quaestorship

69 BC, Spain

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When was the lex Gabinia?

67 BC

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What did the lex Gabinia do?

Granted Pompey imperium against the pirates

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When was the lex Manilia?

66 BC

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What did the lex Manilia do?

Granted Pompey imperium against Mithridates

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When was Caesar’s aedileship?

65 BC

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When was Cato’s quaestorship?

64 BC

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When was Cicero’s consulship?

63 BC

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When did Caesar become pontifex maximus

63 BC

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When did Rufus try to pass a lex agraria?

63 BC

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When was pro Rabirio?

63 BC

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When was the trial of Murena

63 BC

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When was the Catilinarian conspiracy

63 BC

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When was the senatus consultum ultimum passes on the Catilinarian conspirators?

December 63 BC

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When was the Bona Dea scandal?

62 BC

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When was Cato’s tribuneship?

62 BC

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When was Caesar’s praetorship

62 BC

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When does Pompey return from the East

62 BC

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When was the trial of Clodius

61 BC

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When was Caesar’s governorship in further Spain?

61 BC

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When did Caesar return from Spain?

60 BC

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When was the First Triumvirate formed?

60 BC

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When was Caesar’s consulship?

59 BC

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When did Pompey marry Julia?

59 BC

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When was Clodius adopted into a plebeian family?

59 BC

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When was Caesar given imperium to pacify Gaul?

59 BC

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When was Clodius’ tribuneship?

58 BC

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When was Cicero exiled?

58 BC

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When does Caesar depart for Gaul?

58 BC

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When is Cato sent to annex Cyprus?

58 BC

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When does Cicero return from exile?

57 BC

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When was Pompey given imperium to stabilise the corn supply to Rome for 5 years?

57 BC

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When was there gang warfare and rioting in Rome?

57 BC

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When was the conference at Luca?

56 BC

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When does Cato return from Cyprus?

56 BC

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When was the second consulship of Pompey and Crassus

55 BC

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When was Caesar’s command in Gaul extended by 5 years?

55 BC

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When was Pompey given a five year command in Spain in absence

55 BC

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When was Crassus given a five year command in Syria

55 BC

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When did Julia die?

54 BC

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When did Pompey govern Spain in absence from Rome

54 BC

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When did Caesar cross over to Britain?

54 BC

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When was Crassus in Syria?

54 BC

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When were there riots in Rome?

54 BC

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When was Cato’s praetorship?

54 BC

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When were there no consuls elected in Rome because of riots?

53 BC

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When did Crassus die?

53 BC

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Where did Crassus die?

Carrhae

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When was Clodius killed by Milo?

52 BC

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When was Pompey appointed sole consul?

52 BC

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Who did Pompey appoint as his co-consul?

His father in law, Scipio

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When does Cato fail to become consul?

51 BC

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Does Cato ever run for consul again?

No

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When was Cicero’s governorship?

51-50 BC

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Where was Cicero’s governorship?

Cilicia

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Why was Cicero not allowed a triumph after his victory in Cilicia?

Cato voted against it so his brother in law could get a thanksgiving

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When does Pompey extend his imperium in Spain for another 5 years but doesn’t extend Caesar’s?

52 BC

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When does Pompey pass a law that allows Caesar to stand in absentia for a political position?

52 BC

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Who proposes that Caesar should give up his imperium in Gaul?

Marcus Metellus

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When does Marcus Metellus propose that Caesar should give up his imperium?

51 BC

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When does Curio have his tribuneship?

50 BC

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What does Curio do in his tribuneship?

Vetoes discussion of removing Caesar’s imperium

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When does the senate decree that both Pompey and Caesar must send a legion to Syria?

50 BC

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When does Curio propose that both Caesar and Pompey should give up their imperium at the same time?

1st December 50 BC

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How many people vote for Curio’s proposal?

370

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How many people voted against Curio’s proposal?

22

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Who voted against Curio’s proposal?

The optimates, including Cato

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What did the Optimates ask Pompey to do in 50 BC

To defend Rome and take command of Rome’s armies

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When did Mark Antony try to get the Senate to accept Curio’s original proposal?

49 BC

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When did Antony veto a law that would make Caesar a public enemy if he didn’t give up his imperium?

49 BC

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When was Antony forced to leave Rome?

49 BC

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When did Caesar cross the Rubicon?

11th January 49 BC

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When did Pompey decide to evacuate Rome?

17th January 49 BC

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When did Cicero join Pompey’s side?

June 49 BC

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When was the Battle of Pharsalus?

9th August 48 BC

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By how much did Pompey’s troops outnumber Caesar?

Almost two to one

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Who won the battle of Pharsalus?

Caesar

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When was Pompey killed?

48 BC

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When was Caesar’s first dictatorship?

48 BC

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How long did Caesar’s first dictatorship last for?

11 days

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When was Caesar’s second consulship?

48 BC

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When did Caesar defeat Ptolemy’s forces and make Cleopatra queen?

47 BC

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Where did Caesar go campaigning in 47 BC

Pontus and Tarsus

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Where and when does Caesar defeat Cato

Battle of Thapsus, February 46 BC

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When does Cato kill himself?

April 46 BC

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When does Caesar return to Rome after defeating Cato?

July 46 BC

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What was a key policy of Caesars in 46 BC

Clemency

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What is significant about Cicero’s speech praising Caesar in 46 BC

It is his first speech since defending Milo in 52 BC

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When does Caesar appoint himself dictator before going to Spain?

46 BC